Official Site of the Big East · Feb 2, 2016
MBB Minute: Georgetown-Butler, Providence-DePaul Start Second Half
Kellen Dunham, Butler The second half of the BIG EAST regular season starts Tuesday with Georgetown at Butler followed by Providence at DePaul in an FS1 doubleheader that starts at 7 p.m. ET.
The Hoyas are 6-3 in league play, while the Bulldogs are 3-6, though Butler has the better overall record, 14-7 to 13-9.
Georgetown is 3-1 on the road in BIG EAST play. The Hoyas are led by their stalwart senior, D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera, who ranks third in the BIG EAST in scoring at 16.4 and is tied for fifth in assists at 4.4. In league play, his scoring average is 18.8.